PrettyFlamingo
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Announcement
At Pretty Flamingo you will find all the things I make, from jewellery to knitted bags and accessories to felt flowers and animals, and, of course, my paintings.
I get bored easily and rarely make the same thing twice, so you are assured of receiving an original item - even the knitted and felt pets will be in different colours, yarns, and have their own personal accessories and characters.
I am inspired by nature and love to try and replicate it's beauty in my work. I am also fascinated by making things as realistic as possible - my little pets will have a lot of highly detailed features, and my felt flowers will be inspired by real plants.
I am always willing to take on a commission if I can - don't be frightened to contact me!
All items come from a smoke free home.
Etsy have recently pushed for sellers to make their items come with 'Free Postage' for buyers in the USA and allow for this by increasing the price of the item. I will not be introducing this policy to my shop - the price of the item is what you see, and the price of the postage is an average cost of sending the item to you. Sometimes the actual postage is more than what I have charged, sometimes slightly less - hopefully it evens out. But I want my customers to see exactly what they are paying for and I wish to treat them as fairly as I can, no matter which country they reside in. Should any postage be considerably less than what I have charged, I would issue a refund. Hopefully my prices are reasonable and customers will appreciate that I am trying to be as transparent and honest as I can.
Welcome to my shop - hope you enjoy the visit!
And if you'd like to see more of my work, check out my website:
http://www.carolinebletsis.com/
and blog:
http://uniqart.blogspot.com/
Announcement
At Pretty Flamingo you will find all the things I make, from jewellery to knitted bags and accessories to felt flowers and animals, and, of course, my paintings.
I get bored easily and rarely make the same thing twice, so you are assured of receiving an original item - even the knitted and felt pets will be in different colours, yarns, and have their own personal accessories and characters.
I am inspired by nature and love to try and replicate it's beauty in my work. I am also fascinated by making things as realistic as possible - my little pets will have a lot of highly detailed features, and my felt flowers will be inspired by real plants.
I am always willing to take on a commission if I can - don't be frightened to contact me!
All items come from a smoke free home.
Etsy have recently pushed for sellers to make their items come with 'Free Postage' for buyers in the USA and allow for this by increasing the price of the item. I will not be introducing this policy to my shop - the price of the item is what you see, and the price of the postage is an average cost of sending the item to you. Sometimes the actual postage is more than what I have charged, sometimes slightly less - hopefully it evens out. But I want my customers to see exactly what they are paying for and I wish to treat them as fairly as I can, no matter which country they reside in. Should any postage be considerably less than what I have charged, I would issue a refund. Hopefully my prices are reasonable and customers will appreciate that I am trying to be as transparent and honest as I can.
Welcome to my shop - hope you enjoy the visit!
And if you'd like to see more of my work, check out my website:
http://www.carolinebletsis.com/
and blog:
http://uniqart.blogspot.com/
Items
All Items
Reviews
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Nancy on Aug 13, 2022
5 out of 5 starsLOVE this Holly bear! You are so talented!! Goes great my treasured Otis 🐻 that you also made . Thank you so very much !!
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Trudy on Feb 14, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI asked Caroline to make Otis as a Valentine's Day gift for my husband. Otis' fabric, scar, and wonky ear are perfect. The quality craftwomanship is magnificent. Caroline even put a red ribbon and heart on this handsome bear! Thank you for this spectacular bear and your detailed touches!
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oriolesbalt09 on Feb 10, 2022
5 out of 5 starsCaroline was terrific to work with. She wonderfully, captured the image of my absolute favorite Brooks Falls bear, Otis. He was authentically, hand crafted right down to the right forehead scar he returned with in 2013. I was also thrilled with her new color choice of fabric.
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Trudy on Jan 8, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI love my girl Grazer. She is so well crafted. The color, quality of materials, and workwomanship are superb. Caroline does amazingly detailed work. Grazer is perfect and exactly as pictured and described. Thank you Caroline!
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maggieknight03 on Jan 4, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI absolutely love my bear! Amazing quality product and great communication from Caroline throughout the whole process!
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Karen Poor on Jan 1, 2022
5 out of 5 starsReceived my Otis just before Christmas. He's perfect! Caroline does great work!
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Janet on Dec 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful painting of one of the Brooks River bears. Caroline really brings them to life in her paintings. I'm delighted to own a piece of Caroline's artwork!
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Nancy on Nov 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsYou are so talented! Just love my Otis bear!! Thank you very much !
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Colleen on Sep 26, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is the second bear that I've purchased and I just love them! Great work!
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Julie on Sep 18, 2021
5 out of 5 starsღஐƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒஐღ ♥.•:*¨*:•.♥ Just Perfect ♥.•:*¨*:•.♥ Thankyou ♥.•:*¨*:•.♥ღஐƸ̵̡ӜƷஐღ
Shop policies
All paintings are original works, based on my own photographs.
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns
I don't accept exchanges or cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
Returns and exchange details
I try to make my wares as durable as possible. However,
should any item break, please contact me, I will be more than happy to repair it rather than have an unhappy customer and one of my 'babies' binned! All I would require is return postage.
Etsy have recently pushed for sellers to make their items come with 'Free Postage' for buyers in the USA and allow for this by increasing the price of the item. I will not be introducing this policy to my shop - the price of the item is what you see, and the price of the postage is an average cost of sending the item to you. Sometimes the actual postage is more than what I have charged, sometimes slightly less - hopefully it evens out. But I want my customers to see exactly what they are paying for and I wish to treat them as fairly as I can, no matter which country they reside in. Should any postage be considerably less than what I have charged, I would issue a refund. Hopefully my prices are reasonable and customers will appreciate that I am trying to be as transparent and honest as I can.
Payment
Shipping
In the U.K. items will be sent 'signed for' thus insuring the item up to £35. Packages of higher value will be sent registered.
If an item has been specially commissioned or requires modification in any way, you will be informed of the approximate date of sending as well as an e-mail upon despatch.
Please note that items sent to the USA, even when sent 'signed for' are taking up to 18 days. Please allow for this - I do my utmost to send items as soon as they are purchased but cannot be held responsible for the mail service's shortcomings!!
Additional policies and FAQs
If you would like to commission any item - a copy of a previous piece or something more personalised, please do get in touch. I'm more than happy to discuss your requirements and will try my best to meet them where possible.
Privacy
The only information I collect from you is what is needed for your order - name, address, payment details & any information required for a custom order. This information will only be used in the fulfillment of your order. This information will not be shared with any third parties other than Etsy and the shipping company used. I keep records of each order but these are for my own personal use and again, no information is shared or passed on to any third party.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.